STANDARD-BEARER


Meaning of STANDARD-BEARER in English

ˈstandard-ˌbearer BrE AmE noun [countable] formal

1 . an important leader in a moral argument or political group

2 . a soldier in past times who carried the ↑ standard (=flag) at the front of an army

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.